Liverpool secured their first Premier League win in 2025 after Darwin Nunez climbed off the bench to score a late double in the 2-0 win at Brentford and extend
"Colossal" celebrations are expected in the West Bank after Israel's release of Palestinian prisoners due Sunday afternoon, FRANCE 24's Rob Parsons said, reporting from Ramallah. Liverpool manager Arne Slot says his players proved him wrong with a late win at Brentford.
Virgil van Dijk was left impressed by Harvey Elliott's impact off the substitutes bench after the 21-year-old played a part in both of Liverpool's goals in the 2-0 win over Brentford
Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez silenced some of his doubters with two injury-time goals to give his side a vital win at Brentford, but his manager Arne Slot appeared to hint he would still be used an impact player from the bench.
The hard-fought victory in west London came after successive draws to Manchester United and Nottingham Forest.
Liverpool deserved to beat Brentford, according to Virgil van Dijk and the statistics prove he has a point — with a superior xG (Expected Goals) of 3.45 in comparison to the hosts’ at 0.72 while the visitors also took a whopping 37 shots, with eight of them on target.
Arne Slot will be more relieved than thrilled that Liverpool finally scored with the 36th and 37th shots, to beat Brentford in stoppage time.
A late Darwin Nunez double gave Liverpool the three points in the Premier League against Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday. Arne Slot's team
Arne Slot praised his Liverpool squad for defying his expectations after Darwin Nunez 's dramatic stoppage-time brace secured a vital 2-0 victory over Brentford in their quest for the Premier League title.
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Harvey Eliott has opened up about his Liverpool future after being linked with a move away from the Anfield outfit in January. Elliot has featured just 11 times for the Premier League title hopefuls all season, with Arne Slot having often favoured the likes of Dominik Szoboszlai and Curtis Jones in the No.10 role instead.
The Reds collected all three points thanks to a dramatic Darwin Nunez double in stoppage time but the attention quickly shifted back to Liverpool's transfer policy and Van Dijk unwittingly fanned the flames.